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loop

Definition

  • noun: a curved part or shape made when something long and thin (such as a rope or thread) bends so that it touches or crosses over itself
  • noun: a curving or doubling of a line so as to form a closed or partly open curve within itself through which another line can be passed or into which a hook may be hooked
  • verb: to form or cause (something) to form a loop
  • verb: to make or form a loop
  • usually used in the phrases 'in the loop' and 'out of the loop'
  • synonyms: loophole, staple, noose

Examples

  • He claims that he was kept 'out of the loop' when the decision to sell the company was being made.

  • The town's economy has been 'knocked for a loop' by the factory's closing.

  • The ball 'looped' over the shortstop's head into left field for a single.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) because consciousness does not exist. Humans fancy that there's something special about the way we perceive the world, and yet we live in loops as tight and as closed as the hosts do, seldom questioning our choices, content, for the most part, to be told what to do next. No, my friend, you're (..)
    2016 TvShow: Westworld Title: Trace Decay Season: 1 Episode 8